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Science Daily Vitamin D Deficiency Increases Risk of Heart Disease, Danish Study Finds Sep. 24, 2012 — New research from the University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen University Hospital shows that low levels of vitamin D are associated with a markedly higher risk of heart attack and early death. The study involved more than 10,000 Danes [...]
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[This was the best summary article on factors related to heart attacks in winter months] Heart Health in Winter Lifeline Screening The holiday season is a time that usually gladdens our hearts as we gather with friends and family. But it’s also a time when our own hearts are under additional stress. During winter, the [...]
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MSNBC LiveScience staff 8/10/2010 Enjoy the heat this summer. Cold weather brings more than a chill to your bones, a new study suggests. It could also raise your risk of having a heart attack. The results show that each 1.8 degree Fahrenheit reduction in temperature on a single day is associated with around 200 additional [...]
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[The critical component is "adherence" -- most of us know what to do be be healthy, we just don't do it. It is the psychology of adherence that deserves much study and much more prominence] from the article: All 4 low-risk lifestyle factors were significantly and independently associated with a lower risk of SCD Adherence [...]
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[Emotional stress is often under-rated as major factor in heart disease.] from the article: When divided into three groups based on levels of the stress hormone, the third of study participants with the highest cortisol levels had a fivefold increased risk of dying from cardiovascular causes as the third with the lowest levels. High Cortisol [...]
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Calcium supplements ‘double risk of heart attack’, study finds Doctors dispute results but advise people not to take supplements unless required for medical condition Calcium supplements can almost double the risk of a heart attack, according to new research, and should be “taken with caution” and only for medical reasons, such as to prevent bone [...]
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From the article: But with so many people, more than a decade of follow-up and enough deaths to compare, “this is probably the best evidence we have“ and are likely to get, said Dr. Frank Hu of the Harvard School of Public Health, who has researched coffee and health in the past. Two cups of [...]
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Summary of article: “The first message is that coffee intake is not associated with a higher risk of stroke,” which he says is reassuring. “Second, the analysis showed that low to moderate intake—one to three cups of coffee per day—was associated with lower risk of stroke in the general population, across a wide range of [...]
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Fruits and Vegetables Could Modify Gene Linked to Heart Disease By KIM CAROLLO Oct. 11, 2011 Eating a healthy amount of greens could have an effect on genes linked to heart disease, according to a new study. Researchers from Canada’s McMaster and McGill universities found that eating fruits and vegetables may actually change a gene [...]
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This is a Cochrane review abstract and plain language summary, prepared and maintained by The Cochrane Collaboration, currently published in The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011 Issue 9, Copyright © 2011 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.. The full text of the review is available in The Cochrane Library (ISSN [...]
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“Heavy” Drinking Increases Risk After Heart Attack Even moderately heavy drinking is bad after myocardial infarction By Richard N. Fogoros, M.D. Updated July 04, 2007 Several studies have indicated that light usage of alcohol (one or two drinks per day) may help protect against cardiac disease. However, because alcohol causes so many medical problems, and [...]
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Inflammation May Be Link Between Extreme Sleep Durations And Poor Health ScienceDaily (Feb. 7, 2009) — A new study in the journal Sleep shows that sleep duration is associated with changes in the levels of specific cytokines that are important in regulating inflammation. The results suggest that inflammation may be the pathway linking extreme sleep [...]
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Genes play greater role in heart attacks than stroke, researchers say American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report July 26, 2011 People are significantly more likely to inherit a predisposition to heart attack than to stroke, according to research reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics, an American Heart Association journal. The study results have implications for [...]
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Taking aspirin to prevent a heart attack? Doctors warn stopping can pose serious risks.br/> CBS News July 21, 2011 Ryan Jaslow Doctors have long said taking daily low-dose aspirin helps prevent a myocardial infarction, or heart attack. But a new study warns these patients that they shouldn’t stop taking aspirin- or they could die. Spanish [...]
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Study: Potassium Boosts Heart Health, Salt Harms It Steven Reinberg July 11 HealthDay News — Too much salt and too little potassium in your diet may boost your risk for cardiovascular disease and death, a new study shows. Earlier studies had found an association between high blood pressure and high levels of salt consumption and [...]
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So much affects the heart….. COURTNEY HUTCHISON, ABC News Medical Unit July 4, 2011 Chantix: Quit Smoking, But Risk Your Heart? On the heels of the FDA’s admission that Chantix, Pfizer’s smoking cessation drug, may aggravate heart problems in those with cardiovascular disease, new research suggests that they’re not the only ones at risk. Chantix [...]
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One wonders why there is not more emphasis in cardiac rehab and medicine in general in integrating Yoga or similar disciplines into health treatment… Here in Fairbanks the cardiac rehab program has nothing about Yoga or mind-body relationships…. This article was published over five years ago…. Medical practice tends to be about 15 years behind [...]
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Nice to see the research caveats in the article– that nurses may not be representative of the population, and that coffee may be a problem for slow metabolizers. from the article: What this study shows is that, in a general population, there’s no obvious harm, or benefit, to consuming coffee after a heart attack. Deaths [...]
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All the more reason to really, really emphasize life style changes to reduce the risk of a heart attack. from the article: Patients taking 80-milligram doses of Zocor were more likely to develop myopathy, a type of muscle pain or weakness, than those on the 20-milligram dose. FDA suggests new limits on cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor [...]
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From the article: More body fat doesn’t always mean greater heart risk. It’s where you carry the extra pounds. Patients with bulging waistlines, as measured by either waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio, had a higher risk of death. They were 1.7 times as likely to die during the follow-up period as those with normal waist [...]
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from the article “Levels of non-fasting triglycerides should be included in stroke prevention guidelines which currently focus on total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol levels”. High Triglycerides Tied To Stroke Risk 23 Feb 2011 Medical News Today Higher levels of non-fasting triglycerides are linked to an increased risk of ischemic stroke in men and women, while [...]
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From the article “Research underscores the relationship between consuming tomatoes and reduced risk of cancer, heart disease, and other conditions. Tomatoes, The New Superfood Medical News Today 02 Mar 2011 – Eating more tomatoes and tomato products can make people healthier and decrease the risk of conditions such as cancer, osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease, according [...]
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Although at present I can find no research about increased risks from Plavix because of a trauma, this research about Warfarin suggests that it may be a problem. One is told to stop Plavix about ten days before surgery due to increased bleeding; this suggests that one should also stop Plavix ten days before any [...]
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This is interesting research, in that it focuses on factors affecting “healthy” people without known heart problems. Note that this can only be picked up by a Holter monitor, and that only one software program for the Holter monitor can do that. Hmm. Time for clinical practice to catch up with technology. I wonder if [...]
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Although it seems like a reasonable question, it is difficult to find precise information on the correlation between weight loss and heart attack risk reduction. From the previous post, for each point reduction in LDL, there is risk reduction of approximately .5%. From the article below, it appears that for about 1% of weight loss, [...]
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40-Point Cholesterol Drop=20% Lower Heart Risk Heart Disease Protection Tied to Cholesterol Reduction Achieved With Drugs WebMD Health News Sept. 27, 2005 — The heart disease protection offered by popular cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may be directly related to the degree they actually lower a person’s cholesterol levels. A new review of studies on statins shows [...]
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Phytosterols Nathan Gray February 15, 2011 Numerous clinical trials in controlled settings have reported that daily consumption of 1.5 to 3 grams of phytosterols/-stanols from foods can reduce total cholesterol levels by between eight and 17 per cent, representing a significant reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease. A review of 84 clinical trials in [...]
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In study that has been making the news recently is research that found a correlation between drinking diet soda and heart attack risk. Some headlines have reported or implied that diet soda causes the increased risk factor. As has been a theme on this blog, correlation is not cause and effect. It may be, for [...]
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When the Framingham study found a correlation between heart disease and cholesterol levels, the assumption became that eating eggs was bad, since eggs include high level of cholesterol. Whoops. Faulty thinking. Millions of us have been deprived of eating eggs because of this faulty assumption. Check out these findings: A Review of Scientific Research and [...]
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American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal DALLAS, Feb. 1, 2011 — If you’re a woman and your mother had a stroke, you may have a risk of heart attack in addition to a higher risk of stroke, according to new research on family history and heart disease published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: [...]
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Common Painkillers Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Problems ScienceDaily Jan. 12, 2011 The drugs include traditional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) as well as new generation anti-inflammatory drugs, known as COX-2 inhibitors. The researchers say that doctors and patients need to be aware that prescription of any anti-inflammatory drug needs to take cardiovascular risk into [...]
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In the 80′s, research suggested that being married to an educated woman was a heart disease risk. Now it seems to be a factor in risk reduction. What has changed? The inquiring mind wants to know… Is the research better? Are educated women less stressed than they used to be? Are men more used to [...]
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Note: This article is from last year. Still applies though. Super Bowl Stress Can Spark Heart Attacks Steven Reinberg February 5, 2010 HealthDay News When the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts take the field for Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday, emotions will be running high, so high that some fans can run the [...]
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Unfortunately, even though us bald men are more lovable and have more testosterone, it puts us at higher risk for heart disease. You win some, you lose some. Medscape Wire Male pattern baldness may signal increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) events, especially among men with high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels, according [...]
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A discussion in the Women Heart Support Community centers on how the cold affects people with heart problems. My own experience was of having a heart attack when after exercising at 0 degree temperatures.Research suggests that there is, in fact, a correlation between cold temperatures and heart attacks. According to a study in Spain in [...]
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Antioxidants Tied to Lower Stroke Risk Medpage Today December 29, 2010 Eating a diet high in antioxidants may protect against ischemic stroke, an Italian cohort study showed. People who had a diet high in total antioxidant capacity — an index that takes into account several different antioxidants and their interactions — had a 59% reduced [...]
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From the American Heart Association December 22, 2010 The American Heart Association has compiled its annual list of the top 10 major advances in heart disease. “We have come far in the past decade, reducing heart disease deaths by more than 27 percent,” said Ralph Sacco of the University of Miami. “But we know there [...]
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My belief is that we are going to eventually discover that the most dramatic health benefits of humor are not in laughter, but in the cognitive and emotional management that humorous experiences provide. The experience of humor relieves emotional distress and assists in changing negative thinking patterns……Steven M. Sultanoff, Ph.D Humor Reduces the Risk of [...]
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I had a heart attack in November in Fairbanks when the weather was -10 degrees F. I have always wondered if it was the cold that almost killed me. For several years, the onset of winter was anxiety provoking because of this apparent relationship…. I am not sure what one can do about this, other [...]
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